Views of pro-Palestine posts far surpass views of pro-Israel posts on TikTok
[05-11-2023 01:30 PM]
Ammon News - There have been nearly four times the number of views to TikTok posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine globally compared to posts using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael in the past two weeks, according to data from TikTok's creator center.
The data shows how the conversation around the war between Israel and Hamas is playing out on one of the most popular platforms for young people in the world.
The view counts aren't surprising, given that posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine have far outpaced posts using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael in the U.S. and abroad over the past two weeks.
Globally, there have been 210,000 posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine and 17,000 using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael since October 16.
In the U.S., there have been 8,000 posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine in the past two weeks compared to 3,000 posts using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael in that time.
According to TikTok's data, the #StandwithPalestine hashtag is most popular in Malaysia, followed by Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar.
The #StandwithIsrael hashtag is most popular in Israel, followed by Malaysia, Greece, Lithuania and Croatia.
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